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Peachland resident Robert Zukowski shows off his 1970 Ford Torino GT at last Sunday’s World of Wheels car show event.

congratulations!

PHOTO JOANNE LAYH

Congratulations to the organizers and volunteers of the 23rd annual World of Wheels car show! And what a show it was!

The girls selected a 1964 Ford Falcon owned by Lance Bracewell from Maple Ridge, as the Johnston Meier “Chick’s Pick” award.

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Road resurfacing projects underway in southern Interior PEACHLAND VIEW Several stretches of highway around Peachland will receive improvements over the coming months as the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) summer road resurfacing program gets underway.

“As we continue our recovery from the dramatic effects of recent climate-related events, maintaining road infra-

structure is more important than it’s ever been,” said Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.

“Resurfacing projects provide good-paying jobs, protect our vital transportation corridors and ensure people and emergency services can get where they need to go.”

An 11-km stretch of Hwy 97 from Summerland to Greata Ranch will undergo a hot-in-place recycling project.

“Hot-in-place resurfacing is a made-in-B.C. process that involves repurposing the existing asphalt by heating, softening and blending it with a small amount of new asphalt before re-applying it to the road surface. This method extends the life of the surface, is faster, saves resources and lowers greenhouse gas emissions,” a release issued by the MOTI states.

This work is expected to be complete in summer.

Conventional paving is scheduled to take place on Hwy 97C from Drought Hill to Silver Creek and Hwy 97 from Greata Ranch to Deep Creek Bridge (20 kilometres). This work is expected to be complete in October.

MOTI plans to spend approximately $113 million over the 2022 season on projects to resurface southern Interior highways and local roads.

Motorists are reminded to observe construction zone speed limits and the direction of traffic control personnel.

Updates on delays and closures are available at drivebc.ca.

Join Us for Opening Day!

Peachland Farmers & Crafters Market May 29 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Heritage Park Over 60 Vendors from the Okanagan Valley “The Little Market that Cares” Peachland Farmers and Crafters Market is back for another season featuring vendors showcasing their many creations such as unique crafts, arts and edibles, along with local farmers.

Bring the family, grab a bite to eat and enjoy the beauty of the Peachland Market.

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Council gives third reading to Todd’s RV property redevelopment JOANNE LAYH At Tuesday night’s regular meeting Peachland council unanimously supported third reading of an application to amend the OCP and rezone the Todd’s RV site from C6 Campground and R1 Single Detached Residential to CD11 Todd’s Resort Comprehensive Development Zone to facilitate the upgrade of the campground to a 46-unit tourist/residential project.

The CD11 Todd’s Resort zone allows for tourist accommodation and vacation resort residential accommodations.

Porchlight Developments is proposing to build six six-storey buildings and four luxury beachside bungalows at 3946, 3966 and 3976 Beach Ave., properties

located along the north end of Beach Ave. on a four-acre semi-waterfront property.

The proposal has the six-storey stepped-floor buildings set back closer to the highway with four bungalows placed closer to Beach Ave. “We have taken care to place the taller buildings nearest the highway to the north and adjacent the existing buffer strip and existing resort to the west, and place single family and a large landscape buffer adjacent the single-family homes to the east,” states the website for the development.

At the public hearing held earlier this month only a handful of Peachland residents came forward to have their say, including a couple of Lakeshore Gardens residents who were not necessarily opposed to

the project, but expressed concerns about noise, parking, security and potential conflict between guests and residents.

Back in January the developer conducted a public information meeting that drew a mix of praise and concerns from residents.

In response to concerns expressed about height, a subsequent visual impact analysis conducted by the developer indicated there would be negligible visual impact, Peachland council were told in March, when they gave first and second readings to the bylaws.

The town expressed they would like to see a trail constructed going from Beach Ave. in and around the site up to the Trepanier Bench and Hwy 97 intersection, but at the hearing, the developer stated he is proposing

Spirit of Peachland

Civic Awards Friday, June 3, 5:45 p.m.

Peachland Community Centre 4450 6th Street

Everyone welcome! Join us to celebrate all that is great about Peachland. Awards to be presented: • • • • • • • •

Community Group presentations Peachland Excellence Awards Unsung Hero Green Citizen Award Councillors’ Award of Merit Mayor’s Award of Merit Youth Citizen of the Year Citizen of the Year

Free admission. Welcome reception begins with a no host bar from 5:45-6:30 pm with the awards ceremony beginning at 6:30 pm.

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a $100,000 contribution in lieu of constructing the trail.

Peachland resident and Trail of the Okanagans president Janice Liebe spoke at the public hearing where she noted that the pathway “is a big deal”.

However, acceptance of the $100,000 contribution in lieu of constructing the trail was included in staff’s recommendation to council at third reading.

“Can you tell me how that came about and why we would prefer that to the construction of the trail?” asked Coun. Terry Condon.

Planner Lor Pellegrino said the opportunity for a trail was explored, but the steepness of the slope and integration with a proposed Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) signal would be very chal-

lenging and was estimated to cost between $350,000 and $750,000.

The developer was given the opportunity to come up with other options because a trail connection is not included in any kind of policy document, master plan or the OCP, said Pellegrino.

Before the proposal comes back to council for adoption, the developer will require approval from MOTI. The Todd family still own the property and will be operating their business for the current season; Porchlight has an option to purchase if their application is approved by Peachland council.

If the proposal goes ahead the developer would also be required to pay a Community Amenity Contribution (CAC). Based on

the design concept with 46 units, and using the current residential rate of $1,877/ unit, the total CAC for this development is estimated to be $86,342.

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Missing the blooms on our welcome signs Recently CBC radio held a contest for the best small town in British Columbia.

Although Peachland did not win, it appeared in the top five for the best sign in the province. However, the organizer did not understand what the Communities in Bloom attachment was all about.

In 2001, the park department’s Brad Lazar had a

dream to enter Peachland in the national Communities in Bloom Contest.

In preparation, he had beautiful hanging baskets placed on lampposts, extra flowers and plants put in various parks and a general clean up of streets and lanes. The application was sent in and the judges arrived. They were impressed and along with awarding

Peachland Three Blooms, they gave suggestions on how we could be awarded the coveted award of Five Blooms. Several years later, Peachland was awarded the top prize. Shortly after, Brad Lazar passed away.

I believe his wife Debbie felt that exposure to pesticides hastened his death.

The Brad Lazar memorial tree is located on Centen-

nial Way, in recognition for all that Brad Lazar did for Peachland.

I noticed that the Communities In Bloom attachments have been removed from our Welcome to Peachland signs. I hope they will be put back for Brad Lazar’s sake and for community pride.

Phyllis Papineau, Peachland

Was homeowner complacency partly to blame?

Lytton did not have to burn to the ground last year.

While the B.C. government already is busy contemplating another season of wildfires and floods, armchair warriors and ‘experts’ are demanding millions and billions of dollars to fight those disasters.

While it is important to reflect on past experiences and practices it is also critical to accept the reality that our climate is constantly changing, and that instead of fighting yesterday’s disasters, we are learning and adapting to address the

challenges we are facing today.

Higher ambient air temperatures translate into higher moisture contents producing more violent storms.

Today’s wildfires and ‘atmospheric rivers’ are the results of those changes.

Home ownership is a big factor in property maintenance.

Owning your home is a big motivator to care for those homes, as every dollar invested is at great risk, especially for homes that are built in or near a forest.

Fighting those wildfires has

become a very costly undertaking, and governments are challenged to find the money to fight them.

That’s also why it would be very difficult to justify spending millions of dollars to build an educational-research facility.

Last year complacency burned a lot of homes, and there is absolutely no way taxpayers are responsible for replacing a single one of them, regardless of who owned, occupied, insured, or maintained them.

We all have to engage in fire mitigation, and there are fortunately a few and very simple things we can do without spending millions and millions of dollars and - yes - sprinklers and lawn mowers still work.

A few sprinklers to keep the grass green, and lawn mowers to keep it short.

A lot of properties do not get that basic care and maintenance, and two-foot-tall dry grass only needs a spark to become a dangerous and violent fire.

Andy Thomsen, Kelowna

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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES DO YOU HAVE THE BEST GARDEN IN TOWN? 2022 has been designated Year of the Gardens. The District of Peachland is looking for the best garden in our town. Judges from the Peachland Sowers and Growers will be looking at gardens on July 9 and 10. As you are buying plants for your yard, think about entering your garden in the competition.

Registration details to follow. For more details call 250 767 2546.

CAPTURED IMAGES runs until June 26 at the Peachland Art Gallery. The largest and longest running fine art photography exhibition in the Okanagan featuring the best of the best fine art photographers returning for its eighth year.

POTLUCK DINNER May 27 at 5:30 pm a the 50 Plus Activity Centre.

BOOK SALE Saturday, May 28 from 10 am -2 pm at the Peachland Baptist Church parking lot. Organized by Peachland Rotary. Monies made will go to support the Ukrainian refugees coming to our community.

60TH ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE presented by the Peachland Art Group May 28 - 29 from 10 am - 4 pm at the Peachland Community Centre. Admission by donation. Refreshments available.

BOOT SALE & COMMUNITY GROUP OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May 28 from 9 am - 2 pm at the 50 Plus Activity Centre and parking lot. Breakfast sandwich and beverages prepared by the Peachland Lions 9 am - presented by Peachland Community Connects.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE PEACHLAND LEGION Just Thirsty May 29 2 pm - 4:30 pm, Andy Leese June 5 2 pm - 4:30 pm,

MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am - 10 pm Peachland Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am Peachland Community Centre ADULT DAY SERVICE 9 am - 3 pm Residences on 6th 50+ FITNESS 9 am - 10 am ($5 Drop In) 50 Plus Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5) 9:05 am - 11 am Peachland Community Centre FITNESS FUSION LEVEL 2 9:30 am - 10:45 am 4th Street Place PICKLEBALL (1.0-2.5) 11 am – 1 pm Peachland Community Centre FULL BODY STRETCH 11 am - 12:15 pm 4th Street Place

LADIES’ COFFEE SOCIAL 1 pm 4th Street Place BRIDGE 1 pm – 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre TAI CHI TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH 1 pm - 2:15 pm Tai Chi 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Seated Tai Chi 50 Plus Activity Centre

Music Bingo June 12 2 pm - 4:30 pm, Elderly Brothers June 19 2 pm - 4:30 pm, Just Thirsty July 1 6 pm - 9 pm BLOOD DONATION EVENT at the Peachland Community Centre May 30-31.

QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE BRITISH STREET PARTY will take place in the gardens of the Peachland Little Schoolhouse and St. Margaret’s on Sat. June 4 from 1 pm - 3 pm. There will be entertainment from 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm.

Bring your own picnic. Tables, chairs, tea, cake and fun will be supplied.

BIRD-WATCHING FIELD TRIP & PYGMY OWL COUNT hosted by the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance.

Sunday, June 5 9 am - FREE, all welcome, family fun. Meet local bird expert and photographer James Jansen at Hardy Falls Regional Park at 9 am; after looking for owls there will be lunch at 1 pm at Greata Creek Camp. Bring boots, binoculars, bottles of water and a camera. Donations gratefully accepted.

BEEPS FIESTA FUNDRAISER Celebrating Bats & Tequila June 15 from 5 pm - 8 pm at the Peachland Legion. Tickets are $30 each and include a taco dinner with appy, sides and dessert, special guest “edutainer,” music, piñatas, games, and more; for tickets etransfer treasurer@beepspeachland.com password peachland.

10TH ANNUAL PEACHLAND ROSE SHOW AND TEA will be held on Saturday, June 18 at the 50 Plus Activity Centre. It will open to the public at 11 am and close at 4 pm after the awards ceremony. Admission is by donation. Exhibitors can bring in their roses starting at 7:15 am until 9:15 on Saturday. Tags can be purchased for 25 cents on Friday from 4-6 or Saturday from 7:15 am - 9 am.

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC WORKSHOP 1 pm – 4 pm Peachland Little Schoolhouse PICKLEBALL (1.0-2.5) 1 pm – 3 pm Peachland Community Centre ZUMBA 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm 4th Street Place DROP-IN ONLY PICKLEBALL (ALL PLAY) 6:30 pm – 8:15 pm Peachland Community Centre WOODCARVERS 7 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre

TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am - 10 pm Peachland Community Centre YOGA 8:30 am - 9:30 am 50 Plus Activity Centre FLOW YOGA 9 am - 10 am 4th Street Place YOGA FOR YOUR BACK 2:45 - 4 pm 4th Street Place CARPET BOWLING 10 am - 12 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre

THERAPEUTIC YOGA 10:30 am – 11:45 am 4th Street Place AA 12 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre PASSION 4 ART 1 pm - 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre MAH JONG 1 pm – 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre MEN’S COFFEE & CARDS 1 pm PWC (downstairs) LINE DANCING 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre SHOW AND SHINE, CARS AND COFFEE 5 pm - 7 pm May 3 to Oct 3 Peachland Village Mall PEACHLAND LEGION DART LEAGUE 7 pm - 11 pm Royal Canadian Legion #69 COMPUTER LITERACY

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WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am - 10 pm Peachland Community Centre

INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am Peachland Community Centre 50+ FITNESS 9 am - 10 am ($5 Drop In) 50 Plus Activity Centre PICKLEBALL (1.0-2.5) 9:05 am - 11 am Peachland Community Centre FITNESS FUSION LEVEL 2 9:30 am – 10:45 am 4th Street Place CHAIR YOGA 10:30 am 50 Plus Activity Centre DROP-IN ONLY PICKLEBALL (3.0+) 11 am - 1 pm Peachland Community Centre BARGAIN BIN 12 pm - 3 pm Peachland United Church PICKLEBALL (3.0 - 3.5) 1 pm - 3 pm Peachland Community Centre BRIDGE 1 pm – 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre WE ART HERE 12 pm - 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre LEGION KARAOKE 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Royal Canadian Legion #69

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BC Community Newspaper Week

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The Oscars for community journalism Excellence every edition: behind the Ma Murray Awards

Professionals across Canada from the media and publishing industries are recruited as judges, from award-winning What are the Ma Murray Awards? Basireporters and editors cally, they’re like the Oscars for commufrom other provinces to nity journalism in B.C. and the Yukon. agency heads, designIn total there are more than 40 categoers and other experts ries, recognizing excellence in all aspects – nobody connected to of local journalism from editorial content any BCYCNA members is to photography, advertising, special publiallowed to judge, and not cations, magazines and community service. even the board of directors New categories are added as needed to reof the association knows who flect the ongoing changes in the media inthe winners are until they’re dustry, such as multimedia breaking news announced from the stage. and feature story and COVID coverage.

The General Excellence catThe BCYCNA receives more than 1,000 egory is considered the pinnacle nominations from members for general of the awards – the equivalent excellence for the previous year by early of “Best Picture” at the Oscars.

January, with the submissions evaluated by Participating newspapers have an army of professional judges and the top to submit a complete print three finalists in each category announced copy of the newspaper from in March. each of two different months The finalists were invited to a special in the year, which is judged awards ceremony (held in person for the on every aspect, from front first time in three years) at the River Rock page to community news Casino Resort in Richmond on Saturday, to opinions and editorials, May 14, 2022, where the winners were an- features, sports, advertisnounced. ing design and content, photography, layout and ap-

pearance, print quality and classifieds.

The months for judging are selected at random at the end of the year.

“The point is that newspapers never know what issue they might be judged on for this category – there’s no “sweeps week” where you can save everything up for an award nomination,” said BCYCNA 2021-22 president Lisa Farquharson.

“You have to be at your very best every single week, in every way.”

General Excellence awards are divided by circulation category, so similar-sized newspapers with similar populations and staffing levels compete against each other.

The other pinnacle of the evening is the Edgar Dunning Award for Dedication and Service to the Community NewsMedia Industry. This year’s award went to Penny Sakamoto of Black Press, who served the community news-media industry for 30 years in a variety of leadership positions, including as publisher of newspapers in Squamish, Revelstoke, Salt Spring Island, Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich and Sidney, and as a two-time president of the BCYCNA.

The BCYCNA receives more than 1,000 nominations from members for general excellence for the previous year by early January, with the submissions evaluated by an army of professional judges and the top three finalists in each category announced in March.

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BC Community Newspaper Week

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100 years as pioneers in technology Compared to your smartphone, a printed newspaper may not seem like a high-tech device.

print more pages more quickly than ever.

Adding more units to a printing press also made it possible for newspapers to But the process of printing news on paper print in colour – at first just spot colour has been evolving and innovating for dec- (one unit putting black ink on a page, the ades – with community newspapers right other putting a specific colour ink on), and at the heart of that innovation. then later in process colour, with four difMany community newspapers at the time ferent units printing in different colours of the founding of the BCYCNA would have – cyan, magenta, yellow and black – combeen individual sheets cranked out – liter- bining to make full-colour images. (This is the same process used to print colour ally, cranked by hand – on roller presses pages today). with inked blocks, known as letterpress printing – the same technology that JoThe process of preparing pages to be hannes Gutenberg used when he created printed has also transformed radically over the first printing press in the 15th century. the years. From setting manual type in frames 100 years ago to linotype machines, With that simple but effective technolwhich created whole lines of text from hot ogy, the local newspaper was also often the town job printer, printing flyers, forms, lead, to phototypesetting (projecting characters and images onto film) and finally to business cards and stationery for local computer typesetting using programs like businesses and residents.

Adobe InDesign, the process has become Offset printing (also known as offset extremely streamlined. lithography or litho) revolutionized the Adding pictures to print has also beprinting industry in the 20th century.

Printing plates (originally made from lead, come radically different as technology advanced. Newspapers used to have to now usually made from aluminum) are have darkrooms to develop their own used, with each plate holding an image film, then make prints and convert those of the content to be printed. The plate is mounted on a cylinder on the press, where prints to images made of dots (like pixels on a screen) that could be reproduced on the image on the plate picks up ink and printing presses using halftone or phototransfers that image to a rubber blanket, mechanical transfer (PMT) machines. That which is then transferred to the printed entire process, which took hours to create page. a single image for the press, advanced Offset printing allowed newspapers to through computer technology, first scanuse photographs for images instead of ning images into desktop publishing softetchings or engraved illustrations, and ware, then film negatives, and now, with

Hoe & Co.’s stereotype web printing and folding machine circa 1894

digital photography, the whole process from can now happen in seconds.

Even getting the files to the press has advanced. As late as the 1990s, newspapers had to print out and paste individual pieces of copy, ads and photos together onto sheets (called flats) and drive the flats to a printing press where they would be photographed and turned into printing plates. Now, ads, stories and photos can be made into press-ready pages entirely on a laptop computer and sent directly to the press using computer-to-plate technology, all of which speeds up the news-gathering pace. Now a community newspaper can cover a fire or a council meeting at 6 pm with the story and pictures in print just hours later – a process that used to take a

full day or even two.

And as we move beyond print and into an increasingly digital world, remember we’ve been here for decades too. Community newspapers were also among the first websites found on the World Wide Web, as it was known in the 1990s, and have also been pioneers in using new social media platforms to distribute news to readers (community newspaper, of course, being the original social media). Today dozens of our members are using new digital tools to tell local stories, from video shows to podcasts and more.

In short, innovation and adoption of new technology have been in our blood for 100 years – and will be for many more.

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Celebration of Life

Annegret (Ann) Kruse December 26, 1935 December 3, 2020

A celebration of life will be held for Annegret (Ann) Kruse on Saturday, June 4 at Peachland United Church. It will be followed by a tea reception at St Margaret’s Anglican Church.

Annegret was born in Varel, Germany. She came to Canada in 1954 with her husband Jelso and lived in the Okanagan until 1968.

They then moved to Richmond, BC until their retirement back to the Okanagan.

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Places of Faith

St. Margaret’s

Anglican Church 250-767-3131

Grace Lutheran Church

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250-769-5685

Praying for a better tomorrow for all of us!

Online Worship at:

www.gracelutherankelowna.com Watch the service from the videos tab right underneath the picture of the church.

Peachland United Church

PEACHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH

4421 4th Street

250-767-2206

“Let Us Worship Together”

1162 Hudson Road W. Kelowna BC

Come! We are now worshipping in person with masks and social distancing each Sunday at 10:00 am.

Please join us!

Matthew 25:35 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

The Diocese of Kootenay: www.kootenayanglican.ca

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ZOOM AND IN SANCTUARY SERVICES AT 10:00 AM

Pastor: Ian McLean

all are

welcome For 10:00am online Zoom service visit www.peachlandunited.ca

Lake Ave at 13th St 250-767-9237 Sunday Morning Service 10:30 am PASTOR

Lyle Wahl

peachlandbaptistcanada.com There is a sermon audio available on our website each week.

Hugh passed away, peacefully, Sunday, May 22, 2022, just short of his 91st birthday.

Hugh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 17, 1931. While growing up, Hugh boxed and played the bagpipes. After completing school, Hugh apprenticed as a Lithographer, more commonly known as a Printer. Hugh met his wife, Mabel, in Belfast. Mabel and Hugh immigrated to Canada (Winnipeg) in 1956. Upon Hugh’s retirement in 1992, he and Mabel moved to Peachland where they enjoyed new friends and time on the golf course. Hugh and Mabel traveled both abroad and to visit their son’s family (Alberta and, later, Texas); “Papa Hughie” especially treasured time with his grandsons.

Over the years, Hugh actively contributed to the communities in which he lived. In Winnipeg, he was a volunteer Cub Scout Leader, coached soccer, served as President at the local community center playing a significant role in getting a new facility built, and volunteered as Team Manager on his son’s youth hockey team for several seasons. In his professional life, Hugh was a member and served as President of the Craftmen’s Club in Winnipeg. Hugh also volunteered for 25 years with Community Policing in Peachland.

Hugh is survived by Mabel, his wife of almost 68 years, his son Brian (Karen), and his grandsons, Ian and Brett.

We would like to offer our sincere gratitude to the gracious and caring staff at Lakeview Lodge in West Kelowna where Hugh spent his final months and to Dr. Roy Maroney for his kindness and support.

At Hugh’s request, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Alzheimer Society of Canada (alzheimer.ca).

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FOR SENIORS How to create structure after retirement Professionals typically look forward to retirement and the freedom that comes with it. The notion that commuting and deadlines will one day be a distant memory is enough to make anyone excited for retirement. But when the day to leave the daily grind behind arrives, many retirees admit to feeling a little anxiety about how they’re going to find structure.

Retirement is a big transition, and Robert Delamontagne, PhD, author of the 2011 book “The Retiring Mind: How to Make the Psychological Transition to Retirement,” notes that some retirees experience anxiety, depression and even a sense of loss upon calling it a career. Some of those feelings can undoubtedly be traced to the perceived lack of purpose some individuals feel after retiring. Without a job to do each day, people can begin to feel useless. Overcoming such feelings can be difficult, but finding ways to build daily structure can make the transition to retirement go smoothly.

• Find something to truly engage in. Professionals who truly enjoy their work tend to be fully engaged, so it’s no surprise if such individuals have a hard time adjusting to retirement. Some may suggest volunteering can help fill the void created by retirement, but researchers with the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College have found that only those individuals who are truly engaged in their post-retirement volunteering enjoy the psychological benefits of such pursuits. So before retirees dive right in to volunteering as a means to creating structure, they should first exercise due diligence and find an opportunity they’ll find genuinely engaging.

• Embrace the idea of “bridge employment.” “Bridge employment” is the name given to the trend that has seen retired individuals take on part-time or temporary employment after they have retired from full-time working. COVID-19 has no doubt skewed post-retirement working statistics since the World Health Organization first declared a pandemic in March 2020, but a 2019 survey from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute found that 27 percent of pre-retirees with at least $100,000 in assets planned to work parttime in retirement. Even part-time work can provide enough daily structure to help retirees feel as though each day is not just a free-for-all.

• Make a concerted effort to be more social. Volunteering and working are not the only ways to create structure in retirement. A concerted effort to be more

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social can help retirees fill their days with interactions with like-minded individuals who may be experiencing the same feelings. Join a book club, a local nature group that goes on daily or semi-daily morning hikes or another local community organization. These are great ways to build structure and meet new people.

Retirees can create social media accounts to find local community groups that cater to their interests. Even if SPRING INTO RETIREMENT LIVING

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Structure and retirement may seem like strange bedfellows. But many retirees seek structure after calling it a career, and there are many fun ways for seniors to create more organization in their lives.

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World of Wheels car show return was a resounding success

Volunteer Gail Thiessen had her hands full Sunday morning for the Fifty Plus Pancake Breakfast event, which was very well attended.

Was it ever nice to see this sign out again! Event organizers couldn’t have hoped for better weather on Sunday. A huge number of people attended the car show. After more than two years of pandemic restrictions, people seemed happy to get out and take part in a big live gathering again.

Realtor Troy Fischer had two shuttle buses operating for free with a donation to the food bank.

Bonnie Andres, Heidi Slyngbom and Bev Andrews (shown left to right) were stationed at 5481 Clements Crescent Sunday morning, ready to collect donations for World of Wheels parking. A minimum $5 donation got you a parking space next to the pickup point where shuttle buses left from Clements and took passengers to the community centre.

Ted Sinclair and other Peachland Rotary Club volunteers were serving up smokies and bratwurst in Heritage Park.

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